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Exodus 4:3

American Standard Version

And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

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Exodus 4:3 in other translations

He said, “Throw it on the ground.”
He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away from it.

Exodus 4:3 · World English Bible

Exodus 4:3 in context

  1. 1And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee.
  2. 2And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
  3. 3And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
  4. 4And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand);
  5. 5that they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.